Question

Leiff goes online to buy a new video game. He finds a site that currently has a promotion of 15% off on all orders over $50. Leiff decides to buy his video game, with a price tag of $128, at this site because he knows that he will get the 15% discount when he checks out. Leiff pays 5.3% sales tax on the discounted price and pays a shipping fee of $4.75. What is the total of Leiff’s online purchase?

Answer 1

What calculations would you make in order to answer this question?

Answer 2

1. calculate the 15% off for the original price $128
2. add 5.3% sales tax from the discounted price
3. add $4.75 shipping fee

and you should have your price